Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2013

Echo Automotive, Inc., Echo’s Chief Technology Officer is John Waters, the founder & CEO of Bright Automotive ( earlier post ). The company is targeting Class 1-5 fleet trucks, and has entered a service agreement with Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc. —Dan Kennedy, Echo’s CEO.

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Financing Conversion Companies PHEV 218

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Starting a company is tough; starting a company in the green automotive field may be even tougher. So it seemed like the engineering team from defunct startup Bright Automotive, once granted investment by GM, might have a second chance to see their technology on the road.

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Bright Automotive Kits Plug-in Plug 108

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

A largely unknown automaker  Bright Automotive of Anderson, Ind. For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. • BRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE: Unwrapping the 100 m.p.g. a lithium battery company. The 100 m.p.g.

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IDEA Detroit Bright Automotive Water 57

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45